Should we be seeking to please the world, or should we not rather seek to please God?

“The whole world is under the rule of the Evil one.” 1 John 5:19

“Do not love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the world, you do not love the Father.” 1 John 2:15

“To be the world’s friend means to be God’s enemy.” James 4:4

Jesus said. "The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world!" John 16:33

Satan is “the evil god of this world.” 2 Corinthians 4:4

“Keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.” James 1:27

“Do not conform yourselves to the stan dards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly.” Romans 12:2

“Go in through the narrow gate, because the gate to hell is wide and the road that leads to it is easy, and there are many who travel it. But the gate to life is narrow and the way that leads to it is hard, and there are few people who find it." Matthew 7:13:14